Tennent's Lager will take on title sponsorship of Scotland's domestic leagues as part of a multi-year seven-figure extension of its partnership with Scottish Rugby.

The agreement will see Tennent's continue its relationship with the national side as well as the country's two professional teams, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. In addition, Tennent's will take on naming rights of the Premiership and National Leagues starting from this coming season, with the newly-formed Scottish Championship to follow in 2019/20.

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To mark the agreement, Edinburgh's Damien Hoyland along with Adam Ashe and Rob Harley of the Glasgow Warriors visited the brewery in Glasgow's East End where they were given a tour by master brewer Keith Lugton.

Scottish Rugby recently announced significant investment in Edinburgh Rugby led by the creation of a new 7,800 capacity playing venue within the grounds of BT Murrayfield. Subject to planning permission, Tennent's will have pouring rights at the new ground.

It will also continue to have pouring rights at the Warrior's Scotstoun ground and within the national stadium, where it has the Tennent's Up & Under Bar and runs the pitch-side Best Seat in the House competition for all international games.

"There are also some exciting plans for the future - from working together to expand the global reach of two synonymous Scottish brands to Tennent's offering support for rugby clubs across the country through sponsorship of the domestic leagues," said Toni Blackhurst, head of marketing and sponsorship for Scottish Rugby.

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"As Scottish Rugby continues to progress we look forward to working with Tennent's over the coming years."

Jason Ashe, chief marketing officer at Tennent's owner C&C Group, said there is "real excitement" around Scottish rugby at the moment, with the national side moving up to fifth in the world rankings following Six Nations victories over England and France at home.

"To be continuing our partnership at a time when rugby is growing and diversifying into the Scottish mainstream is something we're very excited about," Ashe said. "There's a bright future ahead for Scottish Rugby, and our extended partnership and increased investment will allow us to increase our support at international, domestic and grassroots levels."